ABSTRACT Ophthalmology has attributed increasing importance to Functional Vision in preserving patient autonomy and increasing their quality of life. Studies in the areas of geriatrics and psychiatry demonstrate that acquired visual impairment has negative impacts on the mental health of users and on the reduction of their autonomy, so that prevention of acquired visual impairment and early treatment, whenever indicated, will have positive impacts on maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle.

Objetive: To describe the characteristics of people with visual impairment who participated in the Visual Rehabilitation Groups, according to the ICD-10 and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional survey, developed in a university rehabilitation research center between october and december 2012. The users from the Visual Rehabilitation Groups were invited; 13 of them agreed to participate. We performed an occupational therapy evaluation – with anamnesis, performance evaluation and functional vision assessment – an analysis […]

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of visual acuity in instrumental activities of daily living in elderly patients in follow-up period. METHODS: through own instruments, sixty-four elderly men and women were interviewed in clinical segment at an academic hospital of Campinas/SP. They were then divided into two groups in accordance to the values that were obtained through the measure of the VA: the first group consisted of elderly people with normal vision or close to the normal, and the second group […]